Alumni News

The food was great, the gift exchange was fun, the opportunity to socialize with our colleagues was very special, and a good time was had by all at the 2022 Maui County Faculty & Staff Appreciation meeting and luncheon!

Visitors to the Kaimukī Public Library will be greeted by 10 new trees planted by students in the Dept. of Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences. “This is the art of learning by doing,” says Andrew Kaufman. I just feel really privileged and I think that the mission of UH Mānoa and all of the other universities and colleges is to give back, not only to the ʻāina but to the people.”

Native Hawaiians are disproportionately affected by food insecurity and other issues in the food system. Yet, they and other indigenous people are underrepresented in the food science workforce. And just when the need for such expertise is increasing, there will be a predicted shortfall of graduates.

The 2023 CTAHR ‘Ohana Banquet is scheduled for April 13, so mark your calendars and save the date! It is at this auspicious occasion when we will honor the 2023 Dean’s Awards recipients! Here is your opportunity to nominate a deserving Faculty, Staff or Student.

Animals often appear in the mele (songs), moʻolelo (stories and history), and kipuka (connection to nature) of our shared, rich Hawaiian culture. So for the last speaker in her 2022 Companion Animals and Society guest lecture series, veterinarian Julie Bennington in the Dept. of Human Nutrition, Food, and Animal Sciences invited Hawaiian musician Mailani Makaʻinaʻi to her classroom.